dinner and drinks served after a wake
paying cash-in-hand; paying under the table
to pick something out (nose, hole, etc.); to pry (into people's private affairs)
guard station; guard house; guard post
epitaph; inscription on a tomb
circle and cross; right and wrong (answers); true-false
young mother (i.e. early twenties or younger, sometimes previously a juvenile delinquent)
humble position; inferior; underarm grip on opponent's belt
short homeroom (at the beginning and end of the school day)
hair styling product (oil, etc.); hairdressing
fundamental academic skills; expected basic knowledge (of a subject)
looking around; looking about
disgusting; gross; bad feeling; weird
cut; notch; end; conclusion
to be used to doing; to be experienced in
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
minimum temperature; lowest temperature; (today's) low
left of center (politically); left-leaning; tending to the left
to be mature and kind; to be well-balanced; to be a good person
direct proportion; direct ratio
to blame; to find fault with
fried oysters; deep-fried oysters
numeric keypad; numeric key
to lay aside; to set aside
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
prop; strut; becoming taut; tightness; thrust; slapping attacks
piece of wood at front edge of entranceway floor; agarikamachi
stumbling; failure; misstep; setback
to be dried out; to be parched
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
going out of business; closing a shop; exiting a store; leaving a shop
self-esteem; feeling of self-approval
made of aluminum (aluminium)
sweating easily; profuse sweater